I believe Hartley is not the coach we are going to see behind the bench when we next make the playoffs, but he will be the reason why we are there. He's creating such a great foundation for this team right now.
His style however isn't one that can be effective for long periods of time, I think we see one more season of him, maybe season and a half, then a new coach, whoever he is, will bring this team to the playoffs. It should be Hartley that gets most of the praise when we make the playoffs, but it won't. He's in a thankless position right now, and I hope wherever his next job is he gets a better team from the get go.
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